Mazda's racing antics were evident at its booth during the SEMA show with a race-prepped Mazda 2 and Mazda 3 joining a Grand-Am GT RX-8 and MX-5 Cup car. The Mazda 2 Evil Track features a gutted interior with full roll cage, Sparco race seat, steering wheel and harness and a fire-suppression system. The equipment makes the Mazda 2 Evil Track fully compliant with both SCCA and NASA safety regulations.

Track prowess is boosted with the addition of an H&R coilover race suspension, 949 6UL 15x9 lightweight wheels wrapped with Hoosier race slicks and a Magna-Flow race-exhaust system. An AIM MXL Pista data system is also installed.

To look the part, a Mazda Design body kit is added with more aggressive side sills, front and rear air dams and a carbon-fiber rear spoiler.

On a more extreme end, the Mazda 3 Redline Time Attack is built to the series' Super Modified rules, which means there basically are no rules, with composite body panels, giant tires and massive power usually needed to be competitive. The 3's 2.5-liter I4 was extensively modified and turbocharged to produce north of 500 hp. Eighteen-inch Volk Racing wheels wrapped with Yokohama Advan Racing slicks are charged with putting down the power.

For the urban crowd, Mazda prepared the Mazda 2 Street with 949 6UL wheels mounted with Toyo Proxes RA-1 performance tires and livened up its appearance with a contrasting white and light-gray metallic paint job with matte graphic accents.

Those not enthralled with the Mazdaspeed 3 hatchback will like the Mazda 3 Turbo sedan built by a few designers and engineers at Mazda R&D in Irvine, Calif. Longtime Mazda partner Tri-Point Engineering turbocharged the 2.5-liter I4 with a Garrett GT2871R ball-bearing turbocharger running at a conservative 10 psi of boost. The result, according to Mazda, is more than 250 hp at the wheels. Handling is upped with an adjustable KW coil-over suspension, Tri-Point adjustable rear antiroll bar and upgraded brakes with the fronts coming from the Mazdaspeed 3 and the rears borrowed from the Mazda 5. A wider footprint comes courtesy of the RX-8 R3 19-inch rims with Bridgestone Potenza RE050A tires.

Visual touches include a crystal-white pearl paint job with light gray graphics inspired by the Renown 787B race car that won the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans. For more contrast, the grille inserts, exterior mirror caps and roof are painted bright black. Tinted windows and dark-red taillights complete the package.

Finally, Mazda celebrated the 20th anniversary of its legendary roadster with the MX-5 Super20. In homage to the first-generation car, the Super20 features smaller-diameter wheels, a taller tire profile, wider fenders and exterior door handles from the original car. The car's normal soft top is replaced with a hardtop over the stripped interior with roll bar. Seats feature suede inserts with channel contrast stitching to better keep the driver in place during corners.